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Political Science & Government at William & Mary

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Political Science & Government at William & Mary

If you plan to study political science and government, take a look at what William & Mary has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 8,939. Of the 1,983 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from William & Mary in 2021, 170 of them were political science and government majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Political Science & Government section at the bottom of this page.

William & Mary Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

William & Mary Political Science & Government Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks political science programs across the country. The following shows how William & Mary performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political science major at William & Mary is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science & Government. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
77

How Much Do Political Science Graduates from William & Mary Make?

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at William & Mary is $43,630. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 32% higher than the national average of $33,089 for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

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Political Science Student Demographics at William & Mary

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at William & Mary.

William & Mary Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 170 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science & Government from William & Mary in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at William & Mary are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William & Mary with a bachelor's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 104
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

William & Mary also has a doctoral program available in political science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Political Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in political science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for William & Mary.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Economists 1,230 $126,080
Political Scientists 1,030 $128,590
Economics Professors 440 $101,290

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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